(Business Energy Sustainability Teams)
A Business Management Apprenticeship
“A bright opportunity to succeed.”
OFFERED BY DEVINGTON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
AND PROFESSOR KIRK ALTER, FULBRIGHT SCHOLAR, PURDUE UNIVERSITY In partnership with Purdue University, and the Indianapolis Housing Agency.
BENEFITS:
• An opportunity to grow your own business • Control your own destiny • Learn the skills necessary for entrepreneurship • Become a certified Woman Business Enterprise (WBE) and/or Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) certificate • Guaranteed access to business opportunities • Access to child care • Training at no cost to you!!
COURSE INCLUDES:
• Basic Accounting • Construction Business/Operations • Business Enterprise (legal, insurance, bonding, etc.) • Planning and Scheduling • Time Management • Safety in the Workplace • Personnel Management (hiring & firing) • Quality Control • Estimating and Bidding • Marketing and Sales • Understanding the Marketplace • Understanding the Certification Process
INTENSIVE PROGRAM WITH STRICT ADHERENCE TO ATTENDANCE POLICY
ELIGIBILITY
• Female age 25-40 years • High School Diploma or GED • Valid driver’s license • Must be able to lift 50-70 lbs • Must be able to climb a ladder • Must be able to work with power tools • Must be able to work in inclement weather • Must be insurable • Reliable transportation • Drug/alcohol free
EXPECTATIONS
• 3-5 year commitment • Must possess basic verbal communication skills • Possess basic math skills • Possess ability to make hard judgment calls • Ability to manage time • Must be self-motivated, requiring minimal supervision • Mutual Respect for one another • Attitude of a servant leader • Rigor (strong work ethic)
Devington CDC, 6004 E. 46th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46226
And Co-located at the Purdue Business Incubator Center (at the Airport)
APPLICATIONS MAY ALSO BE OBTAINED AT the Indianapolis Housing Agency
for more information; Please call (317) 542-4000
12:00:00am
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The Facts re:
"46226 Zip Code"
Indianapolis, Indiana
Fact:
489 felons are released into the 46226 area annually.
Fact:
The Devington Community has also become the central business district for drugs, prostitution, and other criminal forms of commerce which come with the secondary crimes of carjacking, robbery, burglary, rape and domestic violence.
Fact:
The number of graduating students in the class of 2009 from Arlington High School, a school within our targeted area, was seventy-two. Five Hundred Twenty-One students entered the freshmen year together, 72 graduates (13.8%). *This leaves more than 400 adults with less than a high school diploma residing in the community, a growing trend.*
Fact:
Devington Ranks #1 in Indianapolis in elderly and handicapped residents.
Fact:
Major problems with storm water overflow-sewage backing up in home drains and showers. Affecting property value and sales.
